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Bitcoin and Ethereum draw more investor interest amid ETF launches and eased monetary policies. Is crypto set to rise again?

GBTC outflows may have triggered a crypto market correction, but aggressive buying within the remaining nine spot Bitcoin ETFs could help to limit the duration of the downside move.

Nexo claims that it would have closed an $8 billion raise if not for Bulgaria's office raid trashing the company's reputation.

Microsoft and Apple are playing tag with the position of most valuable company in the world.

According to Cornerstone Research, since the SEC chair was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2021, the commission has “ramped up” the number of crypto-related enforcement cases.

Telefónica is joining the Helium Network's decentralized technology to expand its coverage and increase infrastructure efficiency in Mexico.

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Schwartz spoke to The Protocol about the aftermath of Ripple's SEC win, his method for dealing with XRP's rabid fanbase, the XRP Ledger's controversial approach to centralization, and more.

Macroeconomic factors pressure Bitcoin's price in 2024 despite the bullish narratives, says senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, Mike McGlone.

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The days of rising crypto prices lifting all boats, including mining stocks, may be gone. But it still looks like being a good year for digital assets, says Alex Tapscott.

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From the U.S. to South Asia, jurisdictions are creating a patchwork of crypto regulatory regimes, making international business harder. Europe, with its bloc-wide Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), is different.

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Bitcoin has jumped above $40,000 again after taking a big hit at the start of the week. Can we thank Grayscale for the reprieve?

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Outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust have topped $1 billion per day this week.

Ronin continues its recent rise amid Pixels game hype, while Beam and Immutable are bouncing back after a rough few weeks.

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Helium's native token is up by 5.71% over the past 24-hours.

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Quantum computing continues to advance, but so does classical computer science.

A new children’s book aims to explain the concept of Bitcoin as the next evolution in the history of money.

How can Bitcoin rise again for payments? Lightning Network, ZK rollups & even Hal Finney’s Bitcoin bank idea are all promising possibilities

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Florida leads as the top state for crypto taxes, leveraging no state income tax and crypto-friendly policies, while New York ranks lowest with a 10.9% income tax and the BitLicense.

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Rari Foundation’s Jana Bertram said that blockchain-embedded royalties would help creators thrive in Web3 in the long run.

Coinbase's staking program aims to be a “one-stop shop” for crypto staking, the firm's staking product lead told Decrypt.

Scammers often impersonate well-known people or entities in the cryptocurrency industry to fool unsuspecting investors.

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Chainalysis executive Erin Plante said that the attack vectors used by North Korean hackers in 2023 were “age-old” tactics that could have been prevented.

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Brink’s says it’s excited to continue its growth in the evolving digital asset industry with the BitGo investment.

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Using cues from club scouts describing the critical characteristics of players being assessed, Scout Advisor generates curated lists of candidates and summarises each player’s complete set of reports.

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The report by short-selling firm JCapital Research led to HUT sliding more than 23% on Jan. 18.

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Factland DAO co-founder Evan Hansen tells The Agenda podcast that decentralization can help cut through media bias when fact-checking information.

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The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 24, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.